Will B'z ever stop producing music? No. Read on for the full article.

Tak and Koshi have a passion for music and will continue to produce music as long as they're able to do so. But do they have any special plans for the future? In an interview with Hard News Café, Tak Matsumoto reveals that they would indeed like to do more shows in the U.S. and are actively looking for opportunities to make B'z more known to the U.S. audience. He even goes one step further saying "we’ll release songs in English as well". There are rumors out on the internet - there always are - that B'z might release a new single & album by the end of the year. However unlikely that may seem due to the fact that they're touring Japan until late December, B'z might target a U.S. - or even an international - debut.

While their original plan was to get more Americans to know B'z through their LIVE-GYM tour on the West coast in July, most of the people in the audience were from Asia. Even during the world-wide live broadcast of their gig in Los Angeles, there have been only few people outside of Japan that have watched the show online. But it was the first time that B'z played English versions of "Samayoeru Aoi Dangan", "Juice", "SPLASH!" and "Brotherhood". Will this be the new direction B'z will take?

The next "challenge" Tak and Koshi will face, is to see how an American audience will react to their music. They'll join Linkin Park on stage on August 31st for an intimate show to raise money for Japan. In addition to that, their first two LIVE-GYM performances will be in the disaster struck area, in Sendai (Miyagi Prefecture), where all of the earnings will go to charity.

All in all, B'z is all over the place and we can only imagine what they've got in store for 2012! (Perhaps another U.S., or even a world tour?)

Sources:

【オリコン】B’z、前人未到のシングル・アルバム通算8000万枚突破 (Oricon)
Legendary Japanese guitarist reflects on new album, tsunami relief (Hard News Café)
B'z Talk "Secret Show For Japan" with Linkin Park (ARTISTdirect)

We'll see if B'z will be able to enter the Weekly Single Charts at the pole position next wednesday. Especially, now that they've announced a new special campaign today (see below).

B'z "Don't Wanna Lie" Special Bonus Campaign

Everyone, listen up! When you get your new single, read this first, before you throw away the seal that comes with the CD.

B'z has announced a special bonus campaign for Don't Wanna Lie. People who bought the Limited Edition of the single, can send in the seal (see sample picture below) and get the chance to enter a prize drawing in which 100 people will get an autographed Don't Wanna Lie flag by B'z! People who bought the Limited and the Regular Edition, can send in both seals and will get a special bonus CD which contains "Don't Wanna Lie ~Ballad Version~". Now, here's the unfortunate thing: The deadline is June 5th June 12th. (stamp date counts)

Because of this, a lot of B'z fans in Japan are now rushing into stores to get their copy of Don't Wanna Lie and get a shot at getting one of those precious flags and/or the special CD. This will definitely strengthen B'z sales. Was this simply a marketing move to fight off AKB48's sales? We'll never know.

You're probably thinking "Damn, I won't make it until June 5th!!". That's right, I won't make it either, but, send it in anyway! Perhaps they'll make an exception since it's from overseas.

Send your seal to:

Vermillion Records
B'zスペシャル特典　係 (Try to write it in Japanese... else just write "B'z Special Bonus")
P.O. Box 185
105-8691 (that's the zip code)
Japan

and make sure you include:

- Your Name
- Zip
- Home address
- Age
- Gender
- Phone number
- E-Mail Address (Mobile or PC)

Good luck to everyone!

Just to show you what kind of competition BURN has right now, I'll post the daily Top 10 Single Ranking for April 16th below.

Check it out.

#1 B'z - BURN -Fumetsu no Face-
Label: Vermillion Records
Sold: 32,131 copies
Released: 04/16/08

#2 Morning Musume - Resonant Blue
Label: Zetima
Sold: 14,414 copies
Released: 04/16/08

#3 Momotaros, Urataros, Kintaros, Ryuutaros, Denebu - Double-Action CLIMAX form
Label: Avex Trax
Sold: 10,823 copies
Released: 04/16/08

#4 Shuuchishin - Shuuchishin
Label: Pony Canyon
Released: 04/09/08

#5 YUKI - Kisha ni Notte
Label: Epic Records Japan
Released: 04/16/08

#6 Ikimonogakari - Kaeritakunatta yo
Label: Epic Records Japan
Released: 04/16/08

#7 Ishi Tatsuya & Takasugi Satomi - Mahou no Kagi ~The Dream goes on
Label: Avex Trax
Released: 04/16/08

#8 Hamasaki Ayumi - Mirrorcle World
Label: Avex Trax
Released: 04/08/08

#9 Merry(メリー） - Kizareta Rakuen
Label: Victor Entertainment
Released: 04/16/08

#10 ZARD - Tsubasa wo Hirogete/Ai wa Kurayami no Naka de
Label: B-Gram RECORDS
Released: 04/09/08

Source: Oricon